I. Introduction: The Power of Spontaneous Practice

The English Practice Corner (E.P.C.) is your dedicated space for informal, non-graded English use outside the structured classroom time. The primary goal is to maximize student speaking opportunities by making the use of English feel like a fun game, not a test. This is the place where FETs can shine, leading quick, high-energy activities that build confidence and normalize casual English interaction. Our mission in this module is to design simple, engaging games that require students to speak in order to participate, transforming the corner into a lively hub for spontaneous fluency.

II. High-Impact Activity Concepts

The resources we create should be simple, requiring minimal preparation and focusing solely on requiring verbal output from the students.

1. Quick-Fire Conversational Games

• "Question Tag Tennis" (Elementary Focus):

  • Description: Students stand opposite the FET. The FET says a statement (e.g., "It's sunny today..."), and the student must immediately add the correct question tag ("...isn't it?"). This forces rapid verbal response and grammar recall.

  • Output Focus: 50 ready-to-use statement cards/prompts categorized by target grammar (e.g., Simple Present, Past Tense).

• "Speed Interview" (Junior High Focus):

  • Description: The FET sets a timer for 30 seconds. Students must ask the FET (or each other) as many personal questions as possible within that time. Focus is on quick question formation and fluency.

  • Output Focus: Poster listing 15 simple, common interview starter questions (e.g., "What is your favorite...?", "Where did you go...?", "What do you like to...?").

• "I Went Shopping" Memory Chain:

  • Description: Students sit in a circle. The first student says, "I went shopping, and I bought an apple." The next student repeats the sentence and adds a new item. This requires memory and repetition.

  • Output Focus: List of simple categories to change the game (e.g., "I went to the zoo and saw...," "In my classroom, I have...").

2. Visual & Auditory Response Games

• "Describe My Drawing" Challenge:

  • Description: The FET or student draws a simple object (a cat, a house, a mountain) on a small whiteboard. Students must use complete sentences to describe the object until someone guesses it correctly.

  • Output Focus: Templates for 3-sentence descriptive mini-scripts to help students describe shapes, colors, and sizes.

• "Listen and Locate" (The Bingo Twist):

  • Description: Use a Bingo-style card where squares contain pictures of common school/local objects. The FET says a sentence using prepositions (e.g., "The eraser is under the book"). Students point to the correct picture or mark their square.

  • Output Focus: 10 Bingo card templates using high-frequency verbs and prepositions (e.g., on, under, next to, behind).

• "Guess the Feeling" Charades:

  • Description: Students pick a card showing an emotion (e.g., "tired," "excited," "bored") and act it out silently. The other students must use a complete sentence to guess the emotion (e.g., "You are happy!").

  • Output Focus: Printable cards for 20 common emotions/feelings.

3. Role-Playing & Practical Communication

• "Store Clerk & Customer" Role Play:

  • Description: The E.P.C. is briefly turned into a mock store. Students practice transactional English (e.g., asking for a price, paying, asking for a different size) using simple currency/props.

  • Output Focus: Simple script for a 5-line customer/clerk interaction; printable labels for common items (e.g., "NT$10," "For Sale").